Batting in four runs with a pair of singles, Lamar Johnson sparked the White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. Johnson's first single came in the opening inning and drove in two runs. Johnson's second single capped a four-run fifth. Joe Gates singled for his first major league hit and plated a run during the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 White Sox 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x - 6 10 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randall 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .280 Chappas ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .316 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .334 Washington rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .252 Ford rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Lemon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Morales dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .311 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 2 4 0 1 .279 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Rivera lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Bell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Edwards cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .333 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Wolfe 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .242 Colbern c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Borgmann c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Bosley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gates 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 7 2 Totals 31 6 10 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 6,279 Left on Base: Twins 13, White Sox 4 DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Bosley Doubles: Lemon (22), Washington (16) Stolen Bases: Edwards (1), Carew (26), Gates (1) Caught Stealing: Lamar Johnson (5) Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2), Wolfe (3), Bosley (2) GIDP: Smalley (16) Hit by Pitch: Gates (1,by Perzanowski) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum L(8-8) 4.2 9 6 6 1 3 0 22 4.13 Perzanowski 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.26 Jackson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.59 T. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.12 Totals 8 10 6 6 1 5 0 34 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hinton W(2-4) 9 7 1 1 7 2 0 41 3.53 Totals 9 7 1 1 7 2 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Perzanowski (4) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TWINS 1ST: Randall walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Randall to second]; Ford singled to left [Randall to third]; Morales walked [Ford to second]; Smalley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas singled to pitcher; Washington forced Chappas (first to shortstop); Lemon doubled to left [Washington to third]; Lamar Johnson singled to center [Washington scored, Lemon scored]; Soderholm struck out while Lamar Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2. TWINS 2ND: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled to right; Edwards stole second; Wolfe singled to right [Edwards scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first) [Wolfe to second]; Randall popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires grounded out (second to first); Colbern was called out on strikes; Bosley walked; Gates grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Joe Gates; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Ford flied out to center; Morales flied out to center; Smalley walked; Rivera flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Chappas grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 4TH: Edwards walked; Wolfe out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Borgmann flied out to center; Randall walked; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson was called out on strikes; Soderholm singled to left [Soderholm out at second (left to second)]; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 5TH: Ford struck out; Morales was called out on strikes; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern singled to center; Bosley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Colbern to second]; Gates singled to center [Colbern scored]; Chappas singled to right [Gates to second]; Washington doubled to left [Gates scored, Chappas to third]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Lamar Johnson singled to center [Chappas scored, Washington scored, Lamar Johnson to second (on throw to home)]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to center; Edwards walked; Wolfe singled to left [Edwards to second]; Borgmann flied out to center; Randall singled to pitcher [Edwards to third, Wolfe to second]; Carew forced Wolfe (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (third to first); Colbern grounded out (third to first); Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Morales walked; Smalley singled to left [Morales to second]; Rivera lined to left; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Gates was hit by a pitch; Gates stole second; Chappas was called out on strikes; Washington singled to left [Gates to third]; Lemon popped to second; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. TWINS 8TH: Wolfe flied out to left; Borgmann flied out to left; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to left; Squires struck out; T. JOHNSON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6. TWINS 9TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Carew reached on an error by Bosley; Ford flied out to right; Morales flied out to center; Smalley forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 6.

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